Low and Middle Income Tax Offset

Australian Low and Middle Income Tax Offset (LMITO).

The Australian 2018 budget introduced the Low and Middle Income Tax Offset (LMITO) for the tax years 2018-19 through to 2021-22, to assist Low and Middle Income earners with a slightly lower income tax deduction.  This is in addition to the Low Read the rest

Minimum Wage in Australia July 2018

Australian Minimum Wage from July 2018.

From 1st July 2018 the Australian Adult Minimum wage will rise from $18.29 an hour ($694.90 a week) to $18.93 an hour ($719.20 a week)

This increase of 3.5% will be an extra $24.30 for the normal full time 38-hour week.

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Average Wages in Australia. May 2017

Average Full Time Adult Wages in Australia in May 2017.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Average Weekly Earnings survey shows the Full-time adult average total earnings in May 2017 at $1,608.40 per week. This is $83,636.80 per year.

The ABS May 2017 report shows the Average Full Time Wages for … Read the rest

Medicare Levy Reduction or Exemption

Australian Low Income Earners can Qualify for a Medicare Levy Reduction or Exemption.

The Medicare levy is currently 2% of Taxable Income, in addition to Income Tax.
If your taxable income is below a certain threshold, your Medicare Levy may be Reduced or Removed.

2016-17 Medicare Levy Thresholds.

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Medicare

Medicare is the Australian publicly funded Health Care Service..

Medicare provides access to a range of medical services, low cost prescriptions and free care as a public patient in a public hospital.

Medicare is available to eligible Australian residents and some visitors to Australia.

Cover includes:

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Salary or Wages Earners Average Income 2016-17

Salary or Wages Earners Average Income 2016-17.

The ATO shows there were 10,912,139 salary and wage earners in the 2016-17 tax year.

Their total salaries and wages came to an average of $59,328, with 50% earning over $49,397 in the year.

The Median income was 83.26% of the average income … Read the rest